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S. 3177

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3177, the Citizen Ballot Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 18, 2025 by Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Rules And Administration, and last saw action on Nov 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Record

Text

S. 3177 has 8 co-sponsors.

sb3177/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3177 IS: Citizen Ballot Protection Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3177  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 18, 2025   Mrs. Britt  (for herself,  Mr. McConnell ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mrs. Capito ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mrs. Fischer ,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Mr. Hagerty , and  Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Rules and Administration    A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Citizen Ballot Protection Act  .
2.
Contents of State mail voter registration form
(a)
In general
Section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505(a) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking  Federal Election Commission  and inserting  Election Assistance Commission ; and
(B)
by inserting  , except that a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in section 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States  after  elections for Federal office ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by inserting  and such form may include a requirement that the applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States  after  elections for Federal office .
(b)
Effective date
This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R) sponsors S. 3177, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3177 went before 1 committee: Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration
Rules and Administration
Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 87 Bills

Actions

S. 3177 has taken 2 actions since Nov 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Rules and Administration Committee
Nov 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3177 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3177 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Citizen Ballot Protection Act — Display Title
  • Citizen Ballot Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 3177 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AFL-CIO11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHARITY WILSON111
GREG JEFFERSON111
GUERINO CALEMINE111
JOHNIE ENDER PALMER111
LEE GOLDBERG111
LETICIA DELGADO111
RAYMOND LEIBFRIED111
RILEY OHLSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$760K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3177 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3177’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s3177/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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